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#B237BE Color

#B237BE is rgb(178, 55, 190) in RGB, hsl(295, 55%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B237BE
HEX#B237BE
RGBrgb(178, 55, 190)
HSLhsl(295, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(295, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.219 324.1)
LABlab(46.67% 61.98 -46.08)
LCHlch(46.67% 77.23 323.37)

What #B237BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B237BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.76Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.17Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.78Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.36Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.18Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B237BE Channel Values

How #B237BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 178 · G 55 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 55% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 71% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B237BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B237BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B237BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B237BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B237BE
Complementary
#42BE37
Analogous
#6F37BE
Analogous
#BE3786
Triadic
#BEB337
Triadic
#37BEB3
Split comp.
#86BE37
Split comp.
#37BE6F

Tints & Shades of #B237BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C14DCB
#CB69D3
#D484DB
#DFA4E5
#E9C0ED
#F3DBF5

Shades

#9C30A6
#82288A
#6C2173
#561A5B
#3F1443
#250B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B237BE.

How #B237BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B237BE
Protanopia#5C5CBE
Protanomaly#8750BE
Deuteranopia#7373BC
Deuteranomaly#9161BD
Tritanopia#A75858
Tritanomaly#AB4D8D
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B237BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b237be: #B237BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B237BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b237be': '#B237BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.216, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_b237be">#B237BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B237BE"

More Pink Colors

#B237BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B237BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B237BE?

#B237BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(178, 55, 190) in RGB and hsl(295, 55%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.76.

What is the RGB value of #B237BE?

#B237BE is rgb(178, 55, 190) — red 178, green 55, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B237BE?

#B237BE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 71%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B237BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B237BE scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B237BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B237BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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